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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Catalog items 28-39, pages 60-88.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did John Bosco connect Lillian’s photos to?
(a) A curator at MoMA.
(b) The photography critic from the Times.
(c) A teacher at the New School.
(d) A fashion designer.

2. Why did Lillian go back to the hospital after giving birth?
(a) Muscle spasms.
(b) Seizures.
(c) Cramps and bleeding.
(d) Post-partum depression.

3. What effect would the image of Mommy is Sick have on the narrator?
(a) It would make her want to make meaningful art.
(b) It would make her want to find people to help.
(c) It would make her feel better when life was hard.
(d) It would make her want to do good work.

4. How many images were in the Samantha series?
(a) 8.
(b) 48.
(c) 32
(d) 12.

5. Who is in the first photo in the exhibition?
(a) Lillian Preston.
(b) Lillian Preston’s parents.
(c) Sam Decker.
(d) Sam Decker and Lillian Preston among others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lillian Preston try to photograph?

2. What choice did Lillian Preston give her daughter in regard to the photos in the Samantha series?

3. Why could Samantha not interview John Bosco for the exhibition catalog?

4. How long a focal distance did Lillian Preston use in her images?

5. Who is narrating the novel in the beginning?

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